临了 臨了
临了 臨了 lín liǎo ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ lam4 liu5
- at the last moment
- right at the end
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临 臨
- 来临 來臨 lái lín ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ loi4 lam4 to approach; to come closer
- 光临 光臨 guāng lín ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gwong1 lam4 (formal) to honor with one's presence
- 临床 臨床 lín chuáng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ lam4 cong4 (medicine) clinical
- 临时 臨時 lín shí ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ lam4 si4 as the time draws near
- 临街 臨街 lín jiē ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ lam4 gaai1 facing the street
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- 临近 臨近 lín jìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ lam4 gan6 to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
- 降临 降臨 jiàng lín ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ gong3 lam4 to descend
- 面临 面臨 miàn lín ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ min6 lam4 to face sth; to be confronted with
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 再临 再臨 zài lín ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ zoi3 lam4 to come again
- 惠临 惠臨 huì lín ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ wai6 lam4 (honorific) to visit
- 濒临 瀕臨 bīn lín ㄅㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄣˊ pan4 lam4 on the edge of
- 登临 登臨 dēng lín ㄉㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ dang1 lam4 to visit places famous for their scenery
- 瞰临 瞰臨 kàn lín ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ham3 lam4 to overlook
- 临刑 臨刑 lín xíng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lam4 jing4 facing execution
- 临别 臨別 lín bié ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ lam4 bit6 just before parting
- 临到 臨到 lín dào ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ lam4 dou3 to befall
- 临危 臨危 lín wēi ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ lam4 ngai4 dying (from illness)
- 临问 臨問 lín wèn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ lam4 man6 to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
- 临城 臨城 Lín chéng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ lam4 sing4 see 临城县
了
- 了却 了卻 liǎo què ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ liu5 koek3 to resolve
- 了结 了結 liǎo jié ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ liu5 git3 to settle
- 了解 liǎo jiě ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ liu5 gaai2 to understand
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 完了 wán le ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄌㄜ jyun4 liu5 to be finished
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- 对了 對了 duì le ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ deoi3 liu5 Correct!
- 得了 dé le ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ dak1 liu5 all right!
- 极了 極了 jí le ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ gik6 liu5 extremely
- 为了 為了 wèi le ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ wai6 liu5 for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 算了 suàn le ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜ syun3 liu5 let it be
- 罢了 罷了 bà le ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄜ baa6 liu5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- 除了 chú le ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi4 liu5 apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- 不得了 bù dé liǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ bat1 dak1 liu5 desperately serious
- 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ liu5 bat1 hei2 amazing
- 免不了 miǎn bù liǎo ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ min5 bat1 liu5 unavoidable
- 别提了 別提了 bié tí le ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ bit6 tai4 liu5 say no more
- 受不了 shòu bù liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 bat1 liu5 unbearable
- 受得了 shòu de liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 dak1 liu5 to put up with; to endure
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 忘不了 wàng bu liǎo ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mong4 bat1 liu5 cannot forget
Idioms with these characters
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 naan4 lam4 tau4 to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)
- 大限临头 大限臨頭 dà xiàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 haan6 lam4 tau4 facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
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- 阖第光临 闔第光臨 hé dì guāng lín ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ hap6 dai6 gwong1 lam4 the whole family is invited (idiom)
- 居高临下 居高臨下 jū gāo lín xià ㄐㄩ ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ geoi1 gou1 lam4 haa6 lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
- 莅临指导 蒞臨指導 lì lín zhǐ dǎo ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇ lei6 lam4 zi2 dou6 (of a notable person etc) to honor with one's presence and offer guidance (idiom)
- 临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 临危受命 臨危受命 lín wēi shòu mìng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ lam4 ngai4 sau6 ming6 (idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis
- 临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1 lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 脸都绿了 臉都綠了 liǎn dōu lǜ le ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄡ ㄌㄩˋ ˙ㄌㄜ lim5 dou1 luk6 liu5 green in the face (idiom)
- 了然于胸 了然於胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ ㄩˊ ㄒㄩㄥ liu5 jin4 jyu1 hung1 (idiom) to be well aware; to understand clearly
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- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- 了无生趣 了無生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˋ liu5 mou4 saang1 ceoi3 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
- 前缘未了 前緣未了 qián yuán wèi liǎo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ cin4 jyun4 mei6 liu5 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
- 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo ㄧ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ jat1 liu5 baak3 liu5 (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles
- 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4 obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 一目了然 一目瞭然 yī mù liǎo rán ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4 obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 直截了当 直截了當 zhí jié liǎo dàng ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
Example sentences
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夜幕降临 夜幕降臨 了 ！
Night has fallen!
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